title: Left ventriculoplasty: a new option for end-stage cardiomyopathy.
abstract: To treat end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy, we have performed volume reduction left ventriculoplasty (as introduced by Randas Batista in Brazil) in four patients since December 1996. All patients had end-stage idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Mitral valve replacement was also performed in three patients. In all four patients, improvement of left ventricular function was noted. One patient died of respiratory failure on the 12th postoperative day. The other three patients recovered successfully from the operation (i.e., they were discharged from hospital with the functional status in New York Heart Association Class I or II). We conclude that the Batista operation provides a real hope for patients with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isomura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horii
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichihara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisamochi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujisaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left